Monitoring IBM Cloud DNS
Monitoring your IBM Cloud DNS records automatically is made easy with ZoneWatcher. After you've added your account credentials, we will automatically import all of your domains and begin monitoring them for changes.
Generating your IBM Cloud API Token
To get started adding your IBM Cloud account, you'll first want to generate a new API token on IBM Cloud dashboard. We use this token to automatically fetch the domains and associated DNS records. For monitoring-only use, we recommend creating a new IAM user assigned the Reader (or Viewer) platform role on the DNS Services instance.
Permissions for Change Management & Rollback
If you plan to use ZoneWatcher's Change Management or rollback features, the Reader/Viewer role is not sufficient — those features write back to IBM Cloud DNS on your behalf to apply approved changesets and revert unauthorized changes.
Assign the Manager platform role on the DNS Services instance to the user that owns the API token. The Manager role grants the create, update, and delete actions on zones and records that ZoneWatcher needs. If you only want change notifications, stick with Reader.
Creating your IBM Cloud DNS Provider
Once you've retrieved your API token, you can create your new IBM Cloud DNS provider on ZoneWatcher by giving it a descriptive name and pasting the Secret into the API token field. You'll also need to copy the Instance ID from IBM Cloud into the Instance ID field.
Monitoring Your Zones
After you've created your IBM Cloud DNS provider, we will sync all the zones associated with your account and their associated DNS records. You'll be able to view them from either the Provider's page or the Zone Dashboard.